Area gas prices on the rise

Tuesday

Apr 29, 2014 at 3:35 PM

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Average gas prices in the Rochester area rose faster than the national average over the past week.GasBuddy’s daily survey of 319 gas retailers in Rochester revealed local prices rose 3.5 cents per gallon to bring Monday’s average to $3.83, with the national average at $3.65 on Monday. Monday’s prices were 13.3 cents per gallon higher than they were exactly one year ago in Rochester, with most of the increase - 10.7 cents per gallon - coming within the last month.Representatives from GasBuddy, which tracks gasoline prices at over 140,000 gasoline stations in the United States and Canada, said the prices are likely nearing a peak and should go back down in the coming weeks.